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Sunday Aug. 17, 2025

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Noon – 4 pm

Disney Jr. Let’s Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Games

Disney Store Times SquareManhattan

Monday Aug. 18

2 pm

Summer Finale: Hopalong Andrew the Multicultural Cowpoke

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Music

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

Tuesday Aug. 19

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

11 am – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

Wednesday Aug. 20

Noon – 3 pm

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton’s Back To School Giveaway

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4 – 5 pm

Splash & Paint: A Summer Sea Adventure

Ages: 4 and under
Animals
Craft & DIY
Family

bumblebeesrusBrooklyn

Thursday Aug. 21

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Summer on the Hudson: Tots Soccer

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Sports

71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball CourtsUpper West Side

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Diabetes 3 servlet

2 – 5:30 pm

Diabetes Wellness Day

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdFordham Heights

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2 – 5 pm

🎊 Field Day with BCM

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Friday Aug. 22

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3 – 8 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

Saturday Aug. 23

8:30 – 10 am

Birding in Bucks Hollow

Ages: All
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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9:30 am – 8 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Family
Free

Pride Center of Staten IslandStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Sunday Aug. 24

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10 am – 5 pm

Summer Festival

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Open Houses

NY Kids Club Park Slope-GowanusBrooklyn

Tuesday Aug. 26

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Plant Powered: Shop for Health at Your Neighborhood Market-Tour

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

Wednesday Aug. 27

2024 Wonderment conference – Corlears teacher Benna Cheung leading a workshop

10 – 11 am

Toddler Parenting Circle | Facilitated by an Early Childhood Expert

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free

Corlears SchoolWest Village

Thursday Aug. 28

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Summer on the Hudson: Tots Soccer

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Sports

71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball CourtsUpper West Side

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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